As the saying goes, "Tang Ming is like sowing rice, and his descendants are poor to the end." What is this, Tang Ming? Why are children and grandchildren poor?

Respect for relatives, followed by humiliation, can be raised below. -Dai Sheng's Book of Rites

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Filial piety is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and everyone should be filial. From ancient times to the present, from royalty to common people, filial piety is emphasized. Today, filial piety has become the spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation. The kindness of parents can never be forgotten. Without parents, there would be no us today.

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Ancient families all had ancestral halls, and some important events were held in the ancestral halls. Today, some ancestral temples can be found in some areas. China has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Up to now, there are some common sayings about this family. Today, the author will tell you this sentence-"Tang Ming is like sowing rice, and his descendants are poor to the end."

If you read it literally, you have no idea what it means. If you want to understand the truth and profound meaning, you must analyze it in depth. It is understood that this sentence comes from the mouth of an old fortune teller.

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First, let's see how "Tang Ming" is interpreted. The first explanation is the place where ancient emperors offered sacrifices and issued decrees. This place is closest to heaven, and it is easy to receive the will of heaven, and it is easier for heaven to know about the sacrifice. The second explanation is the place where Yang Zhai and Yin Zhai worship their ancestors.

In a word, Tang Ming is a place to worship ancestors. "Sowing rice" can be understood as sowing rice with a dustpan and removing chaff. After sowing rice and removing chaff, little rice can really be produced, which means sacrifice here. To sum up, the first half of the sentence is that it is difficult to see sacrifices in places where sacrifices are made.

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From the perspective of geomantic omen, Yin Mingtang house must be open and bright, and Yang house must be clean and tidy. Once Tang Ming's sacrifice is reduced, it means that future generations will have a poor life and may be poor. It stands to reason that every important festival, future generations should pay homage to the graves or ancestral temples of their ancestors. When they worship, they should prepare sacrifices and only look at them, which is not good for the development of this family.

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In fact, what this sentence wants to express is that I hope everyone will respect and be filial to the deceased ancestors. From the family level, filial piety means caring for parents; From the social level, filial piety is respect for rulers. In ancient times, unfilial people were accused and looked down upon.

Parents and elders are the best people for us. They educate us and accompany us to grow up, so we must be filial to our parents and elders in life, and don't wait until we lose them to regret it.

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Of course, just from this proverb, it is a bit one-sided, because modern filial piety can be reflected in ordinary life, such as helping parents do housework, rubbing their backs and pinching their feet, and so on. It is really too hasty to judge whether a person is filial only by offering sacrifices.

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Therefore, it is beneficial for us to absorb the useful parts of the proverb, and it is also beneficial to know the filial piety behind this proverb.